Jigger for dyeing fabrics and similar purposes.



H. L. QUICK. JIGGER FOB. DYEING FABRICS AND SIMILAR PURPOSES.

APPLICATION FILED JAIL-7, 1914.

Patented Mar. 9, 1915.

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H. L. QUICK. JIGGER FOR DYEING FABRICS AND SIMILAR PURPOSES.

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APPLICATION FILED JAN. 7, 1914.

Patented M21119, 1915.

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HOWARD L. QUICK, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

JIGGER FOR DYEING- FABRICS ANT) SIMILAR PURPOSE S.

Application filed January 7, 1514.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, HOWARD L. QUICK, acitizen of the United States, and a resident of the city, county, andState of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inJiggers for Dyeing Fabrlcs and Similar Purposes, of which the followingis a specification.

My invention relates to jiggers such as are used for jigging fabricsthrough liquors, as in the processes of dyeing, bleaching, finishing,and otherwise treating fabrics.

The object of my invention is to prov1de a drive for the beams or othermembers carrying the fabric, which will drive them smoothly, noiselesslyand with the least possible injurious effect upon the fabric.

Another object of my invention is to provide means for controlling theoperation of the beams which will eliminate all injurious efiect uponthe fabric and which will eliminate the erroneous operation thereof.

In my copending application Ser. No. 810,7 55, filed January 7, 1914, Ihave shown a machine suitable for the same general purposes as thepresent one and the broad objects attained in said machine are slmilarto those for which the present machine is adapted. In the present case Ihave shown a gear drive for the beams, of novel construction.

In the drawings forming part of this application, Figure 1 is an endelevation of a jigger, embodying my invention; and in this view bothbeams are shown out of operation, Fig. 2 is a view showing parts of themachine in front elevation, and showing other parts thereof in sectionon the line 2-2 of Fig. 1, Fig. 3 is a plan view of the machine, and,Fig. 4 is a sectional view, taken on the line 4-4 of Fig. 2.

l have shown a receptacle of conventional form for containing thetreating liquor; and it consists of a tank 1, having straight sides 2,3, slanting ends 4, 5, and a bottom 6; all forming the liquid chamber 7.The tank is shown supported upon the standards 8, 9. Within the tank arearranged lower idlers 10, and upper idlers 11 for guiding the fabric ina tortuous course through the liquor in the tank.

Above the tank and parallel with the idlers 10, 11 there are arrangedthe beams or shells 12, 13. The fabric is supplied on one of theseshells, and the end is passed around the idlers, as shown in Fig. 1; and

Specification of Letters latent.

Patented Mar. 9, 1915.

Serial No. 810,756.

is then connected with the other shell. By revolving the shell 12 andallowing the shell 13 to run idle (but under slight tension), the fabricwill be reeled from the shell 13 upon the shell 12; and, conversely,when the shell 12 is driven and the shell 13 is run idle, the fabricwill be reeled back again from the latter to the former; passing, in theoperations, through the liquor for treatment. These operations ofreeling or jigging the fabric must be performed smoothly and with theleast possible unevenness of tension upon the fabric; and with the leastpossible jerk. It is to be here noted that the fabric travels veryrapidly near the end of the run, or when the diameter of the fabric onthe driven shell is greatest.

I prefer to use removable shells, although the ordinary fixed beams maybe employed. The shells and their removable feature are not, per se,claimed in this case as they are covered in my said copendingapplication. Each shell is shown as being provided with trunnions 14, 15which fit into corresponding sockets in the chuck members 16, 17. Thechuck 16 is movable with a bearing block 18, which latter is adjustablein the journal 19 by means of a screw rod 20, operated by the hand wheel21. The chuck member 16 is movable toward and from the chuck member 17to attach or remove the shell from its chuck. The chuck member 17 isformed on the end of a shaft 22 which turns on ball bearings 23 arrangedin a journal 24 in the standard or bracket 25. Upon the outer end ofthis shaft thereis a sliding jaw clutch member 26 which is compelled toturn with the shaft by a feather 27; and is held upon the shaft by a'pin28 traveling in a slot in the shaft. This clutch member has jaws orprojections 29 for engagement with corresponding portions of anotherclutch member. This construction is the same for each shell 12, 13, theother shaft being lettered 30.

There is a drive shaft 31 operated by any suitable means, such as by abelt engaging on a fast pulley 32 and shiftable to a loose pulley 33.The shaft has similar bevel gears 34, 35, oppositely arranged, each ofwhich meshes with one of the bevel gears 36 36 arranged upon shortshafts 37. Upon the hub of each gear 36 there is carried a gear 38.These, in turn, mesh, respectively, with gears 39 and 40. The gears 39,40 are each carried upon a fixed sleeve or bearing 41 which are hereshown as being formed as inte ral parts of the standards 25. The gears39, 40 are free of and can not move the shafts 22, except through a moreor less flexible connection; so that any vibrations of the gears 39, 40or those by which they are operated, are not transmitted to the shellsto affect the fabric.

Preferably the second clutch members are formed integral with the hubs42 of the gears 39, 40. For this purpose I have shown the hubs 42provided with projectlons or jaws 43 with which the jaws 29 of thesliding clutch members 26 engage. The aws 43 and 29 do not fit snuglywhen engaged, so that there may be a slight relative turning between thegears 39, 40 and shafts 22, 30 to provide the desired flexibility.

The drive shaft 31 is provided with clutch wheels 44, 45 with each ofwhich engages any well known friction clutch member (not shown). Thesefriction clutches are thrown in by the rocking of the levers 47, 48earrled upon the. wheels 44, 45.. There are oppositely arranged cones49, 50 on a sleeve 51, which is shiftable along the shaft 31; and eachcone engages with and operates one of the clutch levers 48, 47 for thepurpose of throwing in the friction clutches. An arm 52 on a rod 53engages in a groove of the sleeve 51 to shift the cones. At oppositesides of the tank there are fulcrumed the levers 54, 55 upon'the pivots56. The rod or link 53 is connected with both the hand levers 54, 55 bypin and slot connections.

Operation: Let it be assumed that the supply of fabric is carried uponthe shell 13 (as shown in Fig. 1); and that it is to be reeled upon theshell 12. The clutch member 26 of the shaft 22 will be slid along toengage the jaws 43, if this has not been previou'sly done. The clutchmembers 29, 43

- of shaft 30 may be and preferably are,

thrown out. Either the lever 54 or lever 55 is grasped and moved to theright in Fig. 1.

to shift the cones and operate the lever 48,

to throw in the friction clutch member of the wheel 44. The power fromthe drive shaft. 31 will now be transmitted through the wheel 44, mitergears 34, 36 gears 38, 39 and clutch 26, 43 to the shaft 22; and in thismanner the power is applied to drive the shell 12; The shell 13 is nowdisconnected from the drive,'and turns idly under the pull of thefabric. The fabric is reeled from the shell 13 and upon the shell 12. Atany time during this run, if occasion should require it, the shells maybe stopped by throwing out the hand clutch 26. This is often necessaryin the treatment of a large supply of fabric. In stopping the shells itis not necessary to regard the reversing or friction clutches, becausethe hand clutch 26 is accessible independently of the former. Thus instopping the fabric there is no likelihood of the operator suddenlyunintentionally reversing the direction of the fabric and thussubjecting it to great strain or breakage. If, following one of thesestops it is desired to restart the shells, the hand clutch 26 may beagain thrown in; or, the clutch wheel 45 may be first thrown and, thenthe hand clutch 26 thrown in, and finally the friction clutch 46 thrownin. This will start the movement of the fabric more slowly. The fabricmay be stopped as many times as desired during the run, always withoutlikelihood of injury of the fabric. At the end of the first run the fabric may be reversed and be wound from shell 12 upon shell 13. After theshell 12 has been stopped by the throwing out of clutch 26 the clutch 26on shaft 30 is thrown in, if it is not already in. Either the lever 54or lever 55 is then operated (to the left in Fig. 1). This will throwout the clutch member of the wheel 44 and will throw in the clutchmember of the wheel 45 and the gears 35, 36 37, and 40 will turn withthe drive shaft. Through these gears the drive now operates to turn theshell 13 and the shell 12, running idle, is revolved through the fabric.If it is desired to stop the fabric at any time during or at the end of,this run the clutch member 26 is thrown out. This will bring the shellsand fabric to a stop without any unintentional reversal of direction.

It is to be noted that the entire drive is mounted and supportedindependently of the shafts 22, 30 which operate the shells; and thatthe power is applied to these shafts by the flexible connections, 2'.0., the clutches 26, 43, 26, 47. Any irregularities or vibrations in thedrive are not carried to the shells, so the latter are operated evenlyand smoothly. The drive is simple and compact.

It is to be noted that the gears are so proportioned that the shaft 31revolves at a greater speed than the driven shell. That is, the gears38, 38 are made smaller than the final gears 39, 40; and I have foundthat this provides a very smooth and noiseless arrangement, especiallywhen combined with the flexible connection features.

Having described my invention, what I claim is:

1. A jigger, embodying a tank, revoluble members for jigging the fabricthrough the tank, and means for operating the revoluble members,comprising a gear drive therefor, shafts for said revoluble members, theentire gear drive being mounted independent of said revoluble membersand their shafts, and flexible connections between the gear drive andsaid shafts.

2. A jigger, embodying a tank, revoluble members for jigging the fabricthrough the tank, shafts therefor, and means for operating the revolublemembers, comprising a drive shaft, gears for transmitting power fromsaid drive shaft to each of said first shafts, said drive shaft and allof said gears being mounted independently of said revoluble members andtheir shafts, and flexible connections between said gears and therespective shafts of said revoluble members.

3. A jigger, comprising a tank, revoluble members for jigging the fabricthrough the tank, shafts therefor, supports for said shafts includingbearing sleeves, and driving mechanism for said revoluble members,including a drive shaft, gears for operating said first shafts from saiddrive shaft, said drive shaft and all of said gears being mountedindependently of said first shafts, and including gears revolving onsaid bearing sleeves, and flexible connections between said first gearsand said first shafts.

4. A jigger, comprising a tank, revoluble members for jigging the fabricthrough the tank, shafts therefor, supports for said shafts, includingbearing sleeves, driving mechanism for the revoluble members, includinga drive shaft, gears for operating said first shafts from said driveshaft, all of said gears being mounted independently of said firstshafts and the revoluble members and including gears revolving on saidbear ing sleeves, and flexible connections between said latter gears andsaid first shafts and comprising clutches for independentlydisconnecting said gears from the said first mentioned shafts.

5. A jigger, comprising a tank, revoluble members for jigging the fabricthrough said tank, shafts therefor, bearings, said shafts extendingthrough said bearings, gears mounted to revolve on said bearings,clutches for connecting the gears to said shafts, a drive shaft andgears operated by said drive shaft for operating said firstmentionedgears.

6. A jigger, comprising a tank, revoluble members for jigging the fabricthrough said tank, shafts therefor, a drive shaft, sets of gears foreach of said first shafts operated from said drive shaft, said gearsbeing mounted independently of said first shafts, a clutch device forsetting either set of gears into operation with the drive shaft, andindependent clutches for disconnecting either set of gears from theirrespective revoluble member shafts.

7 A jigger, comprising a tank, revoluble members for jigging the fabricthrough the tank, shafts therefor, a drive shaft, gears for transmittingpower from said drive shaft to each of said first shafts, all of saidgears being mounted independently of said first shafts, and flexibleconnections for connecting the gears to said first mentioned shafts,said gears operating said first shafts at a greater speed than saiddrive shaft.

Signed at the city of New York, county and State of New York, this 24thday of December, 1913.

HOWARD L. QUICK. Witnesses:

CHARLES G. HENSLEY, A. B. DOLLARD.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. G.

